June

Amsoil Executive Vice President Dean Alexander

Several years ago while on a business trip in California I met with an extremely successful entrepreneur who had extensive business dealings throughout Asia. After learning more about AMSOIL and our wide range of products he concluded that I was a “very smart man.” I was flattered, of course, but I corrected him immediately.

“No,” I said. “I am not a smart man. I just surround myself with smart people.”

“That’s what I mean,” he said. “You are a smart man.”

The point, of course, is that no individual, no matter how intelligent, can accomplish singlehandedly what he or she can accomplish with the help of good people. In that respect, I am extremely fortunate to have two executive vice presidents who I trust implicitly to make the right decisions and lead this company through many, many years of strong and continuous growth.

With that said, I have instructed both Alan Amatuzio and Dean Alexander to begin sharing, on occasion, responsibility for the content of this column. “Why,” I asked, “should I do all the work?” What follows, then, is a message from Dean:

AMSOIL has ever offered. It rivals the training that any company, large or small, offers, and it is structured for Dealers at all levels of experience. I have never spoken to an AMSOIL University graduate who was not totally enthused about the depth of the course material and the overall University experience. AMSOIL U has served as a springboard for the success of countless AMSOIL Dealerships. Comments from AMSOIL University graduates reflect that enthusiasm:

AMSOIL University was absolutely incredible again this year. We are still sorting out all the information in our minds that we received and probably will be for quite some time. This is my fourth AMSOIL U and as usual I cannot believe all of the new information.

Tom and Jennifer Worth, Big Rapids, MI

We would like to thank AMSOIL for pulling out all of the stops and putting on the best AMSOIL U that we have been to. This was our fourth year and we will be back in 2011. Each and every one at AMSOIL corporate worked very hard to provide us with the best training that any Dealer could ever get.

Craig and Brenda Hamrick, Macomb, IL

No one will contest that the most knowledgeable and competent Dealers will do more business than those who invest nothing in their own education and in improving their skills in presenting the value of AMSOIL products. AMSOIL University is by far the most important investment an AMSOIL Dealer can make in his or her own selfimprovement program for building an AMSOIL business.

Scott Plummer, Santa Clara, UT

Every year I think it can’t get any better and every year it does. After spending 35 years in the oil and chemical industries, I can’t imagine any other oil company spending the resources they do to help the Dealers be successful.